Free discussion requires an atmosphere unembarrassed by any suggestion of authority or even respect.

If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't.

Responsibility is a unique concept. It can only reside and inhere in a single individual. You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you. You may disclaim it, but you cannot divest yourself of it. If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible.

The Devil is in the details, but so is salvation.

Good ideas and innovations must be driven into existence by courage and patience.

Half-truths are like half a brick - they can be thrown farther.

To doubt one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man. Don't defend past actions; what is right today may be wrong tomorrow. Don't be consistent; consistency is the refuge of fools.